ACCORDING
ACCORDING TO 4@4@THE COUNCIL FO RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION, 75 PERCENT OF U.S. ADULTS TAKE A
DIETARY SUPPLEMENT OF SOME
KIND.ANY PEOPLE BELIEVE
MULTIVITAMINS ARE ONE-STEP TO
GET THE NUTRIENTS THEY
NEED. OSEMARIE BELTZ IS HERE TO
TALK 4@ABOUT RESEARCH THAT
VITAMINS AND SUPPLEMENTS MAY
NOT BE ENOUGH TO KEEP YOU
HEALTHY. >> Rosemarie:
RIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY
NOT. 75 PERCENT 4@OF PEOPLE ARE TAKI
SUPPLEMENTS. THAT'S UP FROM 65 PERCENT BACK
ABOUT 10 YEARS
AGO. CONFIDENCE 4@IS
4@4@4@UP. CONSUMERISM IS UP IF THAT'S THE
THING. DOCTORS ARE PRESCRIBING
THEM.
WHY? 4@BECAUSE 95 PERCENT OF US ARE
NOT EATING THE DAILY
RECOMMENDED AMOUNTS OF FRUITS
AND
VEGETABLES. DOCTORS ARE GETTING IN ON THE
ACTION. THEY'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO
NUTRITION 4@AND GETTING IN ON T
4@RESEARCH 4@AS
WELL. >> J.R.: LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT
RESEARCH IF WE
CAN. TELL ME WHAT DID THEY
FIND?4@4@ >> Rosemarie: SUPPLEMENTS ARE
NOT GOING
ANYWHERE. WHEN YOU WALK INTO A STORE
THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING
POPPING UP, SOMETHING
NEW. HERBS, VITAMINS, ETC.4@
RESEARCHERS AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY
IN NEW ENGLAND WANTED TO START
@ EXAMINING NUTRIENTS AND THE 4@W
NUTRIENTS PLAY A PART IN
DISEASE
RISK. THEY LOOKED AT ALMOST 4@30,000
ADULTS OVER AN 11 YEAR PERIOD
4@ OVER 20 YE4@ARS 4@AND
OLDER. THE RESEARCH HAS BEEN RECENTLY
PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF
INTERNAL
MEDICINE. JUST TAKING A LOOK AT 4@THESE
NUTRIENTS. >> J.R.: WHAT IF SOMEONE IS
CONSIDERING TAKING A SUPPLEMENT
AND THEY ARE CONCERNED AFTER
HEARING SOME OF THIS
NEWS? >> 4@Rosemarie: WHAT THEY FOUND
IS REALLY
INTERESTING. RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE THEY
THOUGHT INITIALLY THE
SUPPLEMENTS DECREASE 4@4@YOUR
CHANCES OF RISKS OF
DISEASE. THEN THEY WENT A LITTLE
FURTHER. CLEARLY WE ARE ALL A LITTLE
DIFFERENT. YOU AND I, OUR GENETIC MAKEUP,
LIFESTYLE IS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT. WITH THAT MAYBE THIS IS AN
4@4@ ACCURATE ASSESSMENT IF WE ARE
GOING TO DECREASE DISEASE
RISK. THEY BROKE IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT
MORE. THEY JUST LOOKED AT NUTRIENTS
PER
SE. THEY LOOKED AT THOSE
VALUES. WHAT THEY FOUND SOME VITAMINS
SUCH AS VITAMIN A, K, ZINC,
4@ MAGNESIUM, THESE VITAMINS DID
4@ SHOW DECREASED RISK OF
DISEASE. EXCESS LEVELS OF CALCIUM SHOWED
AN INCREASE OF
CANCER. THAT'S KIND OF INTERESTING WHEN
YOU LOOK AT THESE
NUTRIENTS. HEN THEY BROKE IT DOWN EVEN
FURTHER. WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THESE
NUTRIENTS. THEY BROKE IT DOWN 4@4@4@FROM
SUPPLEMENTS. WHAT THEY FOUND WAS YOUR
DISEASE RISK INCREASES WHEN YOU
GET YOUR NUTRIENTS FROM FOOD
AND NOT SO MUCH FROM THE
4@
SUPPLEMENTS. ANOTHER INTERESTING SWAP IS
THAT THE CALCIUM, EXCESS
CALCIUM LEVELS, IT DIDN'T
4@ PERTAIN -- THE RISKS AND THE
BENEFITS WERE NOT SO MUCH WITH
@ THE
SUPPLEMENTS. THE BENEFITS ACTUALLY COME FROM
FOOD. WHEN PEOPLE TAKE SUPPLEMENTS
GREATER THAN 1000 MILLIGRAMS
PER DAY THAT ACTUALLY INCR4@EAS
YOUR CHANCES OF 4@4@GETTING
CAN. IT SOUNDS CONFUSING AND ALLOWED
THE RESEARCH IS 4@CONFUSING,
WHICH IS WHY I AL4@WAYS LIKE TO
TALK ABOUT
IT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS OUR 4@BODIES
DIGEST, ABSORB AND METABOLIZE
FOOD AND NUTRIENTS MUCH
DIFFERENT THAN IT DOES 4@4@A
SUPPLEMENT. >> J.R.: IT'S SO EASY TO GO
THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH AND GET
A $0.99 4@CHEESEBURGER AND SOME
NUGGETS.4@ EATING HEALTHY CAN BE
EXPENSIVE. IT CAN BE 4@4@QUITE
EXPENSIVE. >> Rosemarie: A CAN AND IT'S
TIME
CONSUMING. I KNOW
THAT. EVERYONE IS PROBABLY LIKE HOW
DO I 4@4@DO
THIS? THERE'S A LOT OF
WAYS. I HAVE4@ BEEN
THERE. I HAVE DONE
4@THAT. I LIVE A BUSY
LIFE. WE ARE ALL ON A
BUDGET. CONTRARY TO BELIEF, IF YOU FOOD
SHOP, WHETHER 4@YOU SHOP AT THE
PERIMETER OF THE GROCERY STORE
AND NOT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES,
DISCOUNT STORES, THEY HAVE 4@MU
MORE ACCESSIBLE LEVELS OF
4@ HEALTHY
FOOD. YOU DON'T WANT TO DO EVERYTHING
AT
ONCE. YOU JUST WANT TO DO THINGS
GRADUALLY. INTRODUCE FOOD INTO YOUR DIET
AND SO
FORTH. THIS 4@DOESN'T MEAN THERE IS NO
PLACE FOR
SUPPLEMENTS. IF YOU ARE TAKING A SUPPLEMENT,
IF YOUR DOCTOR RECOMMENDED 4@A
SUPPLEMENT, PAY ATTENTION TO
WHAT YOU ARE
TAKING. LOOK AT THE
BOTTLE. KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
TAKING. REMEMBER, IT'S NOT REGULATED BY
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TAKING. REMEMBER, IT'S NOT REGULATED BY@ THE
FDA. WHAT IT SAYS IS IN THE VITAMIN
MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE WHAT'S
IN THE VITAMIN AND COULD
CONFLICT WITH YOUR
MEDICATION. ONE DOCTOR MENA WHICH ARE
TAKING. MAYBE YOUR CARDIOLOGIST DOESN'T
KNOW. JUST 4@BE MINDFUL THAT YOU
4@COMMUNICATE THIS WITH YOUR
DOCTOR SO THEY KNOW TO MAKE
SURE ALL OF YOUR OTHER
MEDICATIONS ARE 4@4@WORKING
PROPERLY. ALSO ONE MORE
THING. THERE IS A STAMP OF
APPROVAL. EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT
REGULATED BY THE FDA, THERE IS
A STAMP OF APPROVAL YOU CAN
LOOK AT ON
BOTTLES. THE U.S. PHARMACOPEIA DIETARY
SUPPLEMENT STAMP OF APPROVAL
THAT 4@4@DOES SHOW THEY DO HAVE
HOLD UP TO CERTAIN STANDARDS,
TH4@E AMOUNT 4@OF NUTRIENTS AND
WHAT SOME OF THE CONTAMINANTS
THAT COULD BE